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movie review ’
Mar 10th, 2010 |
By Christopher Lloyd |
Category: Lede Movies, Movie Reviews
Paul Greengrass’ “Green Zone” tries to frame the Iraq War in simplistic cops-and-robbers terms.
Tags: Brendan Gleeson, film criticism, green zone, Greg Kinnear, matt damon, movie review, paul greengrass Posted in Lede Movies, Movie Reviews |
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Mar 5th, 2010 |
By Christopher Lloyd |
Category: Movie Reviews
Once one of the freshest voices in Hollywood, Tim Burton has become with “Alice in Wonderland” the king of the crappy remakes.
Tags: Alice in Wonderland, Anne Hathaway, film criticism, film review, helena bonham carter, johnny depp, linda woolverton, mia wasikowska, movie review, Tim Burton Posted in Movie Reviews |
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Mar 2nd, 2010 |
By Christopher Lloyd |
Category: DVD Reviews, Lede DVDs
A huge hit internationally, “2012″ kind of got ragged on in the U.S. But it’s a big, dumb, thoroughly fun flick.
Tags: 2012, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, danny glover, film criticism, John Cusack, movie review, new on blu-ray, Roland Emmerich, Thandie Newton, video review Posted in DVD Reviews, Lede DVDs |
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Feb 24th, 2010 |
By Christopher Lloyd |
Category: Movie Reviews
Set in a pre-WWI German town, “The White Ribbon” is a parable wrapped in a metaphor tucked inside an allegory.
Tags: academy awards, cannes, christian friedal, film criticism, foreign film, leonard proxauf, maria-victoria dragus, michael hanecke, movie review, rainer bock, susanne lothar, the white ribbon Posted in Movie Reviews |
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Feb 19th, 2010 |
By Caine Gardner |
Category: DVD Reviews, Lede DVDs
‘The Informant’ isn’t for everyone, but for lovers of quirky flicks that play like a Coen Brothers dismissed idea, this movie is perfect.
Tags: dvd review, film review, matt damon, movie review, Steven Soderbergh, the informant Posted in DVD Reviews, Lede DVDs |
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Feb 18th, 2010 |
By Christopher Lloyd |
Category: Movie Reviews
Mini-reviews of all 10 nominees for Academy Awards in the Live Action and Animated short film categories.
Tags: a matter of loaf and death, academy awards, film criticism, french roast, granny ogrimm's sleeping beauty, instead of abracadabra, kavi, logorama, miracle fish, movie review, oscar-nominated shorts, oscars, the door, the lady and the reaper, the new tenants Posted in Movie Reviews |
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Feb 17th, 2010 |
By Christopher Lloyd |
Category: Movie Reviews
A passion play about the last days of the life of Leo Tolstoy, “The Last Station” shows how love turns sour.
Tags: christopher plummer, film criticism, helen mirren, james mcavoy, jay parini, kerry condon, leo tolstoy, michael hoffman, movie review, Paul Giamatti, the last station Posted in Movie Reviews |
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Feb 12th, 2010 |
By Christopher Lloyd |
Category: Movie Reviews
“Percy Jackson” is kid-friendly entertainment that won’t leave parents bored.
Tags: alexandra daddario, brandon t. jackson, Chris Columbus, film criticism, jake abel, logan lerman, movie review, percy jackson and the olympians: the lightning thief, pierce brosnan, rick riordan Posted in Movie Reviews |
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Feb 10th, 2010 |
By Christopher Lloyd |
Category: Movie Reviews
Sappy but not cynical, “Valentine’s Day” is a manufactured movie about a made-up holiday.
Tags: Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Bradley Cooper, film review, garry marshall, jamie foxx, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, julia roberts, movie review, Topher Grace, valentine's day Posted in Movie Reviews |
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Feb 4th, 2010 |
By Christopher Lloyd |
Category: Movie Reviews
John Travolta gives a performance of such impish glee, he should have paid the producers for the privilege of appearing in “From Paris with Love.”
Tags: adi hasak, film criticism, from paris with love, john rhys-meyers, john travolta, luc besson, movie review, pierre morel Posted in Movie Reviews |
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